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ALBUM REVIEW: The Blind Boys of Alabama Put Power Into ‘Echoes of the South’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Blind Boys of Alabama Put Power Into ‘Echoes of the South’

The Blind Boys of Alabama are back in the house with their first new album since 2017’s Almost Home. From the opening track on Echoes of the South — which was recorded at the NuttHouse Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama — the group’s exuberant vocals transport us, carrying us through

ALBUM REVIEW: The Handsome Family’s ‘Hollow’ Captures the Strangeness of Being Alive

ALBUM REVIEW: The Handsome Family’s ‘Hollow’ Captures the Strangeness of Being Alive

ALBUM REVIEW: Jobi Riccio Navigates ‘Whiplash’ With Stellar Songwriting

ALBUM REVIEW: Jobi Riccio Navigates ‘Whiplash’ With Stellar Songwriting

ALBUM REVIEW: Steep Canyon Rangers Charge Forward on ‘Morning Shift’

ALBUM REVIEW: Steep Canyon Rangers Charge Forward on ‘Morning Shift’

ALBUM REVIEW: Producer Jonathan Wilson Indulges His Own Imagination on ‘Eat the Worm’

ALBUM REVIEW: Producer Jonathan Wilson Indulges His Own Imagination on ‘Eat the Worm’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders Calls For a Country Conversation on ‘All Bad’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders Calls For a Country Conversation on ‘All Bad’

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Song for Leon’ Tribute Honors Leon Russell’s Spirit of Reinvention

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Song for Leon’ Tribute Honors Leon Russell’s Spirit of Reinvention